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UCLB takes to the grid at Formula Student 2007
A team of mechanical engineering students from UCL, backed by UCL Business sponsorship, and led by senior lecturer Dr Kevin Drake and technician Neil Collings, has created a Class One entry in the Formula Student motor sport competition.
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Artificial Artery that keeps your blood pumping
"A man-made artery that behaves just like the real thing could transform heart bypass surgery. The British invention looks like a piece of spaghetti and is coated with a space-age that stops it from becoming blocked once it has been implanted."
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'Business Sense from Universities', Prof. Mike Spyer, Vice-Provost (Enterprise) UCL
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UCL is London’s research powerhouse, with more than 3,500 academic and research staff in its science, technology, engineering and biomedical departments. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, 40 of our departments in these fields were rated ‘5’, ‘5*’ and ‘best 5*’.
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UCL nanotechnologist, Alex Seifalian, wins prestigious Medical Futures Innovation Award
In a ceremony in London on June 18th, UCL Professor Alex Seifalian’s breakthrough work in bypass grafts for cardiovascular treatment was recognized by the highly prestigious Medical Futures Innovation Awards panel, as the Professor was awarded as ‘Winner of The Overall Cardiovascular Innovation Award'.
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UCL work in Liver Disease wins MRC grant and industry partnership
Innovative work into biomarkers for liver disease at UCL/UCLH has been recognized by the Medical Research Council, and has secured a major MRC development grant thanks to industry endorsement from market leading Hepatology therapeutics company, Vital Therapies Inc.
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